Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-07-19
GREENWOOD.

The Fourth passed away very quietly q,
the Pond AZ least. so Tar ~ We were con-
cernci. being too nearly meltci, In corse-
Qaence % The hot. dry weather, 10 exhibit
much lie OF animation. Daring The fore
noon. stephen Rowe took us over 20 his
house, and After cooling of somewhat on
nice lemonade, We enjoyed an hour or so
very pleasantly with the family. MI.
Rowe's wife and daughter, widow LIME
whitman. are both very much out OF
health Mrs. R0ws's eyes are so Impaired
by disease that she can hardly distinguish
one person from another across The room.
They are both models % pieiy. AMI belong
~ the Methodist church. Mf. Rowe was
- years OLD on that day. bot looks no old
~ Than many ten years younger, sni YET,
there a!c few msn In the country who have
Zone A. much hard labor a. be has. lie
AS a splendid garden. Ms corn standing
considerably more than knee high, and We
trlc,i d fnd some la the six. bat Ia ihls
Ne ana not succeed. The neighhors had
tested the quality OF bis green peas, some
time before. Mr. Rowe aas one OF the
nnes, residences 10 the village, bullt by
himself; and he takes pride In keeping "
In good repair, and everything aooei The
promises peat AMI tidy.
Prom there Thomas Rlckcr called "
over % bis place. % show us pair OF
pruning shears be had maize, and with
which be Is trimming hi. orchard. The
instrument consisted of two short. bat
strong blades, riveied together In the usual
manner. with wooden handles about four
feet In length. One OF The blades contains
4 groove on hollow. about An inch In length
anf perhaps half a. deep. which clasps the
limb enough 20 hold IL ifmly, while II i
cut % by The other BLAZE. This i known
In philosophy - \ simple lever OF the irsi
Kind. bat OF great power, The long arms or
handle. bclug about four feet Ia length, a.
Above stated, while the short arms OF
blade. are no. more than four or i've Inch
- long. This instrument would sever q
LIMB. an inch or two In diameter, from =
ir,e With about The same ease ~ We could
cut % twig 90 The present years growth
with a iackkulfe, a. We learned BY using
10. With such an Instrument aud step
ladder. Any one could easily prune any
common sized fruit tree. without climbing
into the limbs 81 all This l. Mr.. Ricker's
own Invention. and every one who owns
an orchard ought % have one OF them for
Als own use. Before leaving Mr.. Rieksr's.
We were treated % another glass oslemon'
Ale, whlch, la hot weather, Is hardly sec
ond. A. beverage. to cold water Itself
AMER dinner. Rev. Mr.. Pease, OF Boston,
gave u An Grafton, touching the birth and
development OF our country. which was
very interesting Ills orstory was perfect,
not an uugramms,lcL word or false ges'
ture being detected. during delivery.
There wAs % be . boat race A. I O'Clock.
80. with Washington precision, We were
on TIE shore AZ the mOnenii stsid there
III I've, ani silll no boat race. We then
started for home. probably fecllng some
what a. the poet ala when he penned those
plalnilve words GLOW vain are AL thlngs
here belOwf'
Tuesday nigh, gave Us copious rain.
and THURSDAY afternoon We had smart
ltile shower. which gave the hay good
wetilug up; so that daring the week We
have hal rain enough, Ani some good hay
ue.,her. l.. ID.